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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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